Collapsible desk table for automobiles



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ATTORNEY May 14, 1957 w. R. HUBBARD COLLAPSIBLE DESK TABLE FOR AUTOMOBILES 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 6, 1956 INVENTOR Mum! E #055420 ATTORNEY United States; Patent @fice 2,792,267 Patented May 14, 1957 coLLArsrBLE DESK TABLE FORAUTOMOBILES William R. Hubbalatnema, Va.

Application January 6, 1956, Serial No. 557,702

1 Claim. Cl. 311-21 This invention relates to i mprovernents in automobi giztsalihtzicllalei aid grog?) parncularly to a structure that e as oar and instrument 1 automoblle and so positioned tha pane of an t it ma be mo d wardly of the instrument y ve out panel of the automob'l it is accessible to an occu 1 6 so that pant of the a 112123.} be used as a desk or table. utomoblle so that ihatni ob ect of this invention is to provide a desk table conneitagcgvtiiei wighta plair of double tracks that are en 0 t e dashboard of and at the opposite end t an automoblle o the lower surfa strument panel and the desk Ce of the mtable mounted h so that 1t can be moved out mt e tracks wardly of the panel into operative position 0 Instrument r 51 pagel into inoperative position. 1d under the Instrument 1eafnfcgtlhier OlZIJCCt of the invention is to provide a two connectengo tisek ufiliale hiwmg a plurality of supports ersur ace of one of th 1 will support the leaf so e eaves that dent use thereofthat it will be steady for the chilea? ff(1)111 ither gbject of the invention is to provide a two mountediglgl theesk tgble hiaving a pair of double tracks un ersur ace of 0 whlrcjzlh 1s slidably mounted a drawer of the leaves and m table efodresrlrc1 table, when in position, may be used as a chines and :31; cselipportlng typewriters, adding maaneous it to stationery, books and mapi c eib drawer servmg viewl thethiivilralctagl 22:12:; sciittherfobkjlects and advantages in s s 0 t e novel detail tillgtilogehalgrfailgedmentbagd combination of pa rt ni i' e escn e claimed accFomparrymg drawings in which: and Illustrated m the of alieslkltsagl :13; Ifleivational view, partly broken away 0 1 v u s I wig-mobile Shown in sg cilii 1:he invention as installed in an 1g. 2 is a be Fig.1; ttom plan view of the desk table of Fig. 3 is a tra of Fig. 2; nsverse sectional view on the line 3-3 4% 11a apeirspeiztiive view of the desk table etaie f hugs 4 of Fig. 3; and ragmentary sectional view on the 1g. 6 is a detail hni6 6 of Fig. 3. ed fragmentary sectional view on the partzfzilrrang more in detail to the drawings, wherein like erence gu nfsignated by like reference numerals the refdashboard efral 10 is used to designate a portidn of the panel 11 tgflil'fillfiOglObllfi, a portion of the instrument thereof. 11 a portion of the floorboard 12 inznstparporting structure for a desk table embodying the and 14 Xomprrsesa pair of double track members 13 the trak bolt 18 secured to the rear end of each of cured to mhznfloaeigbfi (and 14 and the bolts 15 are ses oar 10 in s e other by nuts and washers 16 and 1 7? d relanon to each Secured to the opposite ends of the upper surface of 2 v the members'13 and- 14, in crossed relation-to each other by rivets20, is a pair of brace bars 18 and-19. At the portion of the bars 18 and 19 where they cross each other, the same are also secured'to each other byadditional rivets 20.

The members 13 and 14 are crimped upon themselves asat 21 and.22, respectively, Fig. 3, and L-shaped portions; 23 and 24 are formed as continuations of the crimped portions; 21; and,22. I

It has been pointed out that the bolts 15 are secured to the dashboard 10. andin Fig. 1 it will be noted that the members 13and 14are also secured, at their forward endsto the. undersurface of the instrument panel 11:by certain of the rivets 20. i

A table leaf 25 is provided with a pair of spaced parallel disposed angle iron tracks 26 and 27 in which is slidably mounted the side flanges 28 and 29, respectively, of 0. The drawer 30 is provided with a drawer a drawer 3 pull 31, whereby the drawer 30 may be moved into open 25. A sec or closed position with relation to the leaf ond leaf 32 is connected at one longitudinal edge thereof to the forward longitudinal edge of the leaf 25 by a piano hinge 33.

Viewing Fig. 5, it will be noted that a stop 34 is secured to the rear edge of each of the flanges 28 and 29 and a stop 35 for coaction with the stop 34 is secured to each forward edge of the tracks 26 and 27. The stops 34 and 35 prevent the drawer 30 from being pulled outwardly of the tracks 26 and 27. Stops 43 are also pro the drawer 39 from being pushed inwar the portions 23 and 24.

Stops comprising adjustable bolts 36 are threaded into each of the L- haped portions 23 and 24, Fig. 6, which engage an inwardly rolled edge 37 of the leaf 25. The rolled edge 37 also functions as a stop for the rear of the drawer 30 so that it cannot be pushed too far within the members 13 and 14.

Secured to the undersurface of the leaf 32 adjacent each side edge thereof is a hinge 38 and a fixed tubular portion 39 is fixed to each of the hinges 38. Telescopically mounted on each of the portions 39 is a tubular d the portions 39 and 40 form adjustable portion 40 an legs for supporting the leaf 32 in horizontal contiguous tions 39. When the portions 40 are extended beyond the dogs 41, the dogs 41 will retain the portions 40 in extended relation to the portions 39, as shown in Fig. 1.

When not in use the legs are collapsed and positioned on the undersurface of the leaf 32 and the leaves 25 and 32 are slid inwardly into the members 13 and 14, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. Projections 42 are positioned on the leaf 25 so that the corners of the leaf 32 will rest thereon, as in Fig. 1. The projections raise the leaf 32 so that when the drawer is moved inwardly, as in Fig. 4, the leaf 32 will slide in the members 13 and 14 above the crimped portions 21 and 22. The projections 42 are positioned on the leaf 25 so that they will not engage the crimped portions 21 and 22 as the drawer 30 is moved inwardly.

In operative position the leaves 25 and 32 are extended outwardly of the instrument panel 11, as shown in Fig. 1.

To keep the assembly from rattling, the portions 23 and 24, and the angle irons 26 and 27 may be lined with felt. Thus, the leaf 25 and drawer 30 will slide on felt for silence and easy manipulation.

In use the desk table is in the position of Fig. 1. When not in use the assembly is in the position of Fig. 4, under the instrument panel 11 of the automobile.

The drawer 30 will hold a plurality of items that may construction and operation of the desk table will be ap- 5 parent to those skilled in the art and it is to be understood that changes in the minor details of construction, arrangement and combination of parts may be resorted to provided they fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

In a device of the character described, the provision of a slidable leaf, an outwardly foldable extension for said leaf, and a leg member hinged to each side portion of the underside of said extension whereby said leg members may be folded transversely of said extension, said legs each comprising an outer portion and an inner portion telescopically received in said outer portion, and a spring biased dog mounted in each of the inner portions and adapted to bear against the adjacent edge of the outer portion when the leg member is extended.

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